Tag Archives: Blood cultures
Blood culture liaison process – advice by organism type- Gram positives
SECOND CLINICIAN CALL: Confirmed culture identification with susceptibility available Prior to calling, check the isolate antibiogram to see that species and susceptibility make sense – see EUCAST Expert rules which provide intrinsic resistance characters by species, including unusual phenotypes. If … Continue reading
Example template for documenting significant bloodstream infections
Suggested format for documenting significant BSI for later analyses. Sub documents with key definitions will be provided soon. Print this sheet onto a single A4 page and maintain a records folder. Include documentation of the clinical liaison process as below. … Continue reading
Positive blood culture clinician liaison process (microbiology) part 1
Documentation! Always note down all clinician discussions in a large personal diary or preferably on the electronic pathology record for the patient’s sample if this exists. Categorise and record the clinical relevance of the positive culture – a standard template to be … Continue reading
ISBAR – an essential process for improving clinical handover and liaison by pathology services
Structured conversations between clinicians or between pathologists and clinicians are a good idea – poor communication risks patient safety and contributes to adverse outcomes. The ISBAR framework enables clear, focused and information relevant clinical communications. Photo – blue ‘ISBAR’ species of chicken!
Blood cultures – recommended readings
Blood cultures overview- question guide to key issues 2015 Technical discussion by Chris Ashhurst-Smith, Senior Bacteriologist from Newcastle Registrars BCs CAS OCT 2015 Presentation Dr J Ferguson, Blood cultures 2013 Ferguson Presentation Dr J Ferguson, Sepsis Ferguson 2013 Blood culture sampling guide … Continue reading
Maximising the value of blood cultures
Originally posted on AIMED – Let's talk about antibiotics:
Blood cultures give a critically important window on bacterial and fungal sepsis, providing direct patient treatment guidance and reliable antimicrobial susceptibility data that are used to construct cumulative antibiograms and empirical treatment guidelines.…
